Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 2010
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                   Balance
    Country                      Total Trade   Imports   Exports        of
                                                                     Trade
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                 Total              9,170.95  4,412.09  4,758.87     346.78

 1 Singapore                        1,404.96    442.76    962.20     519.44
 2 Japan  1/                        1,204.53    600.53    604.00       3.47
 3 United States Of America  2/     1,102.77    460.29    642.48     182.20
 4 China, People's Republic of        958.78    369.38    589.40     220.02
 5 Hong Kong                          518.98    114.35    404.63     290.27
 6 Thailand                           518.07    360.87    157.19    (203.68)
 7 Korea, Republic of                 506.32    310.22    196.10    (114.13)
 8 Taiwan                             497.18    313.51    183.67    (129.85)
 9 Malaysia  3/                       348.36    241.69    106.67    (135.01)
10 Germany                            249.01     94.29    154.72      60.43
11 Indonesia                          203.90    157.74     46.16    (111.58)
12 Netherlands                        182.03     21.25    160.77     139.52
13 Vietnam                            164.93    120.24     44.68     (75.56)
14 Saudi Arabia                       154.09    147.53      6.56    (140.98)

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 Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   1 Includes Okinawa
         2 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
         3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
         Components may not add up to total due to rounding

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